A battery alternative on the iPhone 14 will price you $30 greater than earlier fashions (via 9to5Mac). The price estimator on Apple’s iPhone battery service page says changing the battery on any iPhone 14 mannequin runs $99, a reasonably steep improve from the $69 value for previous generations (besides the iPhone SE, which has battery alternative priced at $49 throughout the board).

Apple nonetheless hasn’t revealed the battery capability within the iPhone 14, Plus, Pro, and Pro Max fashions however vaguely touts that it comes with the corporate’s “longest battery life ever.” However, we do get a glimpse of what to anticipate in a submitting on the hazardous supplies database, Chemtrec, spotted by 9to5Mac.

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The submitting lists the watt-hour capability on the iPhone 14 at 12.68Wh when in comparison with 12.41Wh on the iPhone 13. It appears just like the Pro Max’s watt-hour capability is much like its iPhone 13 predecessor as effectively, sitting at 16.68Wh and 16.75Wh, respectively. With comparatively related numbers to the iPhone 13, it’s not clear what triggered the worth hike. Apple didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.

If you preordered an iPhone 14, you most likely gained’t have to fret about changing the battery anytime quickly. Apple will solely change your battery underneath its AppleCare program when it holds lower than 80 p.c of its authentic capability, and its iPhone batteries are advertised as able to retaining as much as 80 p.c of their authentic capability after 500 full cost cycles. The $99 restore value solely applies in case you want the restore carried out out of Apple’s one-year guarantee that comes with most of its merchandise. Battery replacements are additionally coated by AppleCare Plus, which simply began providing limitless repairs.